Murray Wood: Federal gun initiatives take aim at small business
Darryl Schemenauer is closing down his Regina gun store after 35 years, and he puts the blame squarely on the federal Li...
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Business sector not sounding alarm after Trump ends trade talks over ad campaign
OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump's sudden termination of trade talks with Canada over an Ontario government ad campaign is not cause for alarm, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce CEO said Friday. Ca...
Oct 24, 2025
Statistics Canada to delay publishing trade data amid U.S. government shutdown
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says it will delay publishing international trade data because of the government shutdown in the United States. The agency says it relies on data from the U.S. Census Bureau...
Oct 24, 2025
What did Reagan actually say about tariffs? Read the transcript of his 1987 address
The latest storm in Canada's tense trade negotiations with the United States erupted over an Ontario government advertising campaign that pushes back on tariffs by using snippets of former U.S. presid...
Oct 24, 2025
Ontario will pull ads that triggered Trump in order to restart trade talks, Ford says
OTTAWA - Ontario is hitting pause on its short-lived anti-tariff television ad campaign in the United States on Monday so that Canada-U.S. trade talks can resume, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Friday...
Oct 24, 2025
Trump terminates trade talks with Canada because of tariff ads
U.S. President Donald Trump said he is terminating trade negotiations with Canada because of television advertisements pushing back on his tariffs. "Based on their egregious behavior, ALL TRADE NEGOTI...
Oct 24, 2025 President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters during a Diwali celebration in the Oval Office at the White House, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Prime Minister Carney's first trip to Asia starts this week with ASEAN, APEC summits
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney left Canada Friday morning on his first trip to Asia since taking office - part of his government's efforts to build stronger trade and diplomatic ties with a regio...
Oct 24, 2025
Saskatchewan legislators spar over motion calling on Ottawa to remove EV tariff
REGINA - Saskatchewan politicians levelled accusations of preening and reckless behaviour as they debated China's punishing tariffs on Canadian canola in the legislature Thursday. The furor was over t...
Oct 23, 2025
Premier Smith affirms Alberta's 2050 net zero goal in testy committee appearance
OTTAWA - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith reiterated her province's commitment to becoming a carbon neutral economy by 2050 at a parliamentary committee on Thursday, where MPs are studying Canada's emis...
Oct 23, 2025
Ottawa cuts tariff relief on some American cars due to Stellantis, GM cuts
OTTAWA - The federal government is limiting how many vehicles Stellantis and GM can import tariff-free after both companies cut back on their Canadian operations. Federal officials said Canada is limi...
Oct 23, 2025
Trump pardons Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, high-profile cryptocurrency figure
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump has pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, who created the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange and served prison time for failing to stop criminals from ...
Oct 23, 2025
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Sarah Mills: The season of the zipper merge has returned
It sometimes feels like leaders in our cities and towns don't plan for construction very well, but Sarah Mills says the ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, April 20
On Monday's show, Evan hears concerns about the FSIN's transparency after its general assembly last week, discusses how ...